The flow chart illustrates the detrimental effects on the environment caused by tourists walking in the countryside or so-called trampling.
Overall, there are multiple consequences, such as erosion and low-quality soil and vegetation, that stem from trampling caused by a high level of tourists activity in natural environments.
First of all, trampling adversely impacts vegetation, damaging it. This repeating physical influence weakens plants, making them fragile and incapable of proper reproduction and growth. In combination, weaker plants and disrupted reproduction result in a decreased amount of vegetation in general.
Simultaneously, trampling also negatively affects soil quality due to its compaction. Subsequently, an increased density of soil creates a shortage of air and water, which are essential contents of soil, contributing to improper reproduction. As shown on the diagram, soil compaction has a direct correlation with a high risk of erosion and water running off the land, reducing vegetation.
Consequently, all these factors combined together lead to worsened quality of soil and erosion that disrupt the natural cycle of vegetation reproduction.
